Flash Flood Warning 48, NWS Norman, OK

Issued

Jul 19, 1997, 6:16 AM CDT (11:16 UTC)

Expired

Jul 19, 1997, 9:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Norman, OK

Area

Whole counties

County Blaine County, OK

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TTAA00 KOKC 191123
FFWOKC
OKC011-191415-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
616 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA
     BLAINE

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     CANTON...HITCHCOCK...LONGDALE...OKEENE AND WATONGA

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF
BLAINE COUNTY THROUGH 8 AM. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT NEARLY 2 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVERNIGHT IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BLAINE
COUNTY AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.  
WITH THE RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVERNIGHT...THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. STREETS IN TOWN...CREEK
CROSSINGS...AND LOW-LYING AREAS WILL BE PARTICULARLY AT RISK.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE
WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. 
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.  REMEMBER...MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES.  IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO WASH MOST
CARS AWAY.

IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO WALK THROUGH AREAS OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER.  AVOID STORM DRAINS AND
SMALL CREEKS THAT WILL QUICKLY RISE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS.

LAT...LON$ 3572  9820 3582  9859 3614  9860 3613  9821

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 19, 4:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

FPUS3 KOKC 190904
AFDOKC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
405 AM CDT SAT JUL 19 1997

MCV CONTS TO BE THE ONLY MAJOR FTR OVR THE FA.  THE NGM...THE ONLY
MODEL AVBL THIS MRNG...SEEMS A BIT FAST IN SENDG THE SYS OFF TO THE
NW.  WL RETAIN HI POPS IN THE NW TNGT AS DIURNAL PCPN WL PROB RESUME
THERE ARND MDNT.

HAVE CONTD THE FFA IN THE FIVE ZNS WHERE HVY PCPN IS OCCURRING.  RNFL
SHUD DMNSH AFT SR SO THE FFA IS ONLY IN EFFECT TIL MID MRNG.  WL HAVE
TO WATCH MAJOR AND WOODS COUNTIES CAREFULLY...AND MAY HAVE TO XTND
THE WATCH INTO THOSE ZNS IF THE PCPN AREA XPANDS OR MOVS WWD.

HAVE GONE VRY CLOSE TO FWC TEMPS AS THEY SEEM VRY RSNBL.

FCSTID = 23 = CMS

OKC   90  72  92  73 /  30  10  10  20
HBR   96  70  96  72 /  20  30  20  20
SPS   98  75  98  75 /  20  20  10  10
GAG   90  68  92  70 /  20  60  30  30
PNC   88  74  92  75 /  50  20  20  20
DUA   90  74  92  74 /  10  10  10  10

.OKC...
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MID MORNING FOR ZONES OKZ006>008...
OKZ012>013.

TX...NONE.

Flash Flood Warnings in Oklahoma, 1997Every flash flood warning in 1997

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